ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend held its 70th annual Honors and Awards Convocation on Sunday, April 7. Recipients of major awards for the 2018-19 academic year were:
COLLEGE-WIDE AWARDS
- Irvin H. Kochel Award — Angel Mora, Erie
- T. Reed Ferguson Award — Safinaz Elhadary, Erie
- Thomas H. Turnbull Award — Julia Guerrein, Harborcreek
- Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award — Spencer Randall, Monroeville
- Archie K. Loss Undergraduate Honors Thesis Award — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia; Lauren Omanski, Moon Township
- Outstanding First-Year Student — Evan Yusavage, North Huntingdon
- Council of Fellows Undergraduate Research Award — Kara Dobson, Girard; Sean Flanagan, Edinboro
DUS, TUTORING, AND WRITING AWARDS
- Division of Undergraduate Studies Award, First Year — Kaylin Currier, Wattsburg
- Division of Undergraduate Studies Award, Second Year — Taylor Dziekciasz, Franklin
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Business — Luke Hoffman, Ridgway
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Engineering — Benjamin Murphy, Allison Park
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Mathematics — Andrew DeVarney, Schwenksville
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Science — Bailey Hopkins, Wexford
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Writing — AnaBella Lassiter, North East
- Writing Award, First Year — Anna Schmitt, Bridgeville
- Writing Award, Black School of Business — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
- Writing Award, School of Engineering — Justin Foreman, Oakdale; Erik Steinmetz, Gibsonia
- Writing Award, School of Humanities and Social Sciences — Aubrey Baranowski, Nazareth
- Writing Award, Open Category — Victor Barone, New Kensington
BLACK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AWARDS
- Accounting — Michaela Boscaljon, Erie
- Business Economics — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
- Economics — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Finance — Jared Orr, Girard
- Finance, World Campus — Ray Vermillion, Anacortes, Washington
- Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies — Lawrence Voss, Pittsburgh
- International Business — Kyle McCracken, Corapolis
- Management Information Systems — Jeremiah Eicholz, Stanchfield, Minnesota
- Marketing — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg
- Project and Supply Chain Management — Rachel Seeley, West Mifflin
- Master of Business Administration, Erie — Clay Dawson, Saegertown
- Master of Business Administration, Cranberry Township — Julie Leroux-Ross, Pittsburgh; Ray Serafini, Brockway
- Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award — Hannah Carlino, Saxonburg; Rachel Seeley, West Mifflin
- Kenneth L. Spencer Award, Accounting — Kathryn Gozzard, Allison Park
- Kenneth L. Spencer Award, Finance — Margo McCullough, Meadville
- Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Award — Stephen Valley, Fairview
- Institute of Management Accounting (IMA) Award — Spencer Randall, Monroeville
- Association for Supply Chain and Operations Management (APICS) Award — Nicholas Schwarzel, South Park
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AWARDS
- Computer Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Karina Cuadrado, Tao Alta, Puerto Rico
- Computer Science Outstanding Student Award — Kyle Burns, Canonsburg
- Electrical Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Aaron Kostiuk, Apollo
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Jarred Robinson, Erie
- Industrial Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Christopher Lashway, Port Allegany
- Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Randall Doles, East Butler
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Jeffrey Burns, Waterford
- Plastics Engineering Technology Outstanding Student Award — Erik Steinmetz, Gibsonia
- Software Engineering Outstanding Student Award — Natalie Boczar, North Huntingdon
- Master of Manufacturing Management Outstanding Student Award — Andrea Rose Bogert, Corry
- Jake Boyle Memorial Award — Justin Foreman, Oakdale; Scott Sada, Saegertown
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS
- Outstanding Achievement in Communication — Carlie Bright, Harborcreek; Joshua Mester, Lower Burrell
- Outstanding Creative Writing Major — Neomi Chao, Miami, Florida
- Outstanding Elementary and Early Childhood Education Graduate — Emily Archer, Butler; Madison McFeely, North East
- Outstanding English Major — Lauren Osmanski, Allegheny
- Outstanding English and Professional Writing Major — Karen Sin Li Hor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Outstanding Political Science Major — Aubrey Baranowski, Nazareth
- Outstanding Psychology Student — Anna Downey, Erie
- Outstanding Scholarly Achievement in Psychology — Leanne Confer, Erie
- Clarence A. and Eugenie Baumann Smith Fiction Award — Chloe Hilson, Meadville
- Kenneth Jonathan Sonnenberg Poetry Award — Alexandria Smiley, Union City
- Myron Jones Broadcasting Award — Nicholas Crandall, North East
- Dr. John Rossi Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award — Brett Eckstrom, Moon Township; Aurora Paterson, Erie
- Zachary T. Irwin Humanitarian Award — Jack Walker, McMurray
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AWARDS
- Academic Excellence in Biology — Rachael Adams, Erie; Gunjan Patel, Waynesburg
- Academic Excellence in Chemistry — Garrett Grimm, Houston, Pennsylvania; Marcela Rodriguez, Erie
- Academic Excellence in Environmental Science — Riley Crissman, Rew; Celeste Makay, Lake City
- Academic Excellence in Mathematics — Dylan Langharst, Sarver
- Outstanding Future Math Educator— Doniciana Cortes, Erie; Rachel Hughes, Grove City
- Academic Excellence in Physics — Cole Brown, Erie
- Aaron Meehl Biology Award — Kara Dobson, Girard; Emily Eiss, Corry
- Outstanding Freshman in Chemistry/American Chemical Society Award — Alexander Harrity, Erie
- CRC/Outstanding Freshman — Jacob Oslosky, Delmont
- Mathematics Competition Award — Patricia Brotherson, Erie; Bailey Hopkins, Wexford; Trevor Johnson, Erie
- Most Promising Freshman in Mathematics — Jakob Loedding Pittsburgh
NURSING PROGRAM AWARDS
- B.S.N. Academic Excellence — Keri Moore, Fairview; Saule Tamosiunaite, Inglewood, California
- RN to B.S.N. Academic Excellence — John Case, Erie
- Excellence in Professional Nursing and Caring — Angela Jenkins, Erie